The leading projections forecast the Pittsburgh Steelers as the 4th-least pass-heavy offense on the slate this week with a 51.2% pass rate, accounting for their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.The projections expect this game to have the 5th-fewest plays run out of all the games this week at 126.3 plays, given the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 30.7 pass attempts per game against the New York Jets defense this year: 9th-fewest in the league.Calvin Austin has been one of the most hard-handed receivers in the NFL, catching a mere 55.8% of balls thrown his way (adjusted for context) this year, checking in at the 20th percentile among wide receiversThe Jets defense has yielded the 2nd-fewest adjusted receiving yards per game in football (just 107.0) to wideouts this year.
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